2 States: Formulaic, Juvenile and Irreverent

I did enjoy the movie for its competent acting performances and outstanding music.

While Alia would have sent many a heart flutter, The “Ranbiresque” and Nerdish, Arjun with his sunken eyes, looking lost always, rose to the occasion as and when it demanded to emote well. And Amrita Singh, when she did manage to bring that innocent old “Betaab” smile, the kindness in the mother permeated and warmed your heart. If I remember right, Revathy acted in a teleserial made by Suhasini about twenty years back where SriVidya was the mother and Revathy was the daughter. Revathy in 2 States reminded of SriVidya, breezed through her role. And Ronnit Roy stood above all of them like a colossus, stole the thunder with his body language and elegance. We look forward eagerly to seeing Ronnit in diverse roles.

Thank you ShankarEhsaanLoy for the wonderful music.

Thankfully, In all fairness there was no mockery about people and there were glad tidings about people being able to accept one another.

However, was there anything novel about the movie?

I found the approach too shallow, formulaic and juvenile .

As Technology breaks new barriers and as we evolve as a global village, we become better as we absorb the best practices of different cultures.

While we preach the virtues of being able to accept people as they are it is important that we also learn to respect cultures.

It was disheartening to see Mylapore being depicted as a village. With its rich cultural heritage, it is one of the most revered places in this country and has its place in the world map.

There seems to be extraordinary confusion about depicting Chennai. I think there seems to be an army of people in the movie unit who seem to prisoners of their own mindset.

Tamil Brahmins, I suppose they are part of this country. What purpose does it serve to make a complete mockery of a Tamil Brahmin Wedding..? I am sure, in about 2-3 minutes, you could get most beautiful visuals capturing the rich tradition, which is a part of India.

As far as Karan Johar and Dharma productions are concerned, there is no dearth for money. If one could create a Shore temple like structure on the Sea Shore, money is certainly not a constraint.

In all fairness to Karan, he did bring to the screen the most sensitive “My Name is Khan”, showing respect for diversity.

While other production houses produce movies in the  South, Karan, with all his money power, seems to have a strong aversion  to the southern part of India  and is conspicuous by his absence of activity In the south, but I guess it need not manifest into irreverence. 

Irreverence to any city and diversity (Am assuming TamBrahms are part of the city and the country!!!) is not acceptable.

Dear Karan, To your credit you got the national anthem most beautifully to the screen. Dravid is a part of that national anthem. You must walk the talk.